Parking Officers Misconceptions

There are a lot of common misconceptions regarding the Parking Enforcement outside contractor, the Commissionaires of Ottawa - Windsor Division. This pages is going to hopefully clear some of your misconceptions up for you.

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False Comments and/or Statements About Officers

They do not...

Have a monthly quota to meet

Receive bonuses for ticket amounts

Wait in bushes, behind trees or other locations watching and waiting to issue tickets

Follow residents around (i.e. pick on individuals)

Repair meters

Remember your vehicle and if you have a permit or not

Wait for meters to expire

They are not...

To take handouts/tips/gifts in lieu of issuing a penalty notice (parking tickets)

To look through driver and passenger windows in detail to try and find a permit/time ticket (i.e. on floor of vehicle) Driver must assure that these are visible

Able to look up a permit number to see if a Accessible Parking Permit is current or not

Allowed to cancel tickets after they have been issued, unless it is an officer’s error.

True Comments and/or Statements About Officers

They do...

Have a job, they are to enforce the parking by-law 9023

Only have a maximum of five officers working at a time to cover ENTIRE city, per shift

Rotate beats/sections throughout City

Take photos of you in violation if they issue a ticket

Frequently visit “timed” locations when they mark a vehicle

They are...

To get out of their vehicles to look for permits/time tickets clearly displayed on Dash/mirror

Able to park in a violation when performing City of Windsor business as per the City Bylaw

To look through driver and passenger windows to try and see a permit/time ticket (i.e. on flipped up visor or car seats)